The Christian Science Monitor - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used her historic trip to the isolated country of Burma (Myanmar) to announce Thursday some relaxation of economic restrictions â moves aimed at giving the military rulers a taste of the larger benefits they can expect from expanding the countryâs fledgling reforms.

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What a difference two years makes.Since Burma’s junta in March 2011 allowed a nominally civilian government led by President Thein Sein, who had previously served as a general and then prime minister under the junta, Western governments and energy companies have been flocking to the previously isolated country. Hillary Clinton made the first visit by a U.S.

The United States lifted one of its many sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of recent positive moves toward political reform in the country after decades of direct military rule.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a partial waiver of restrictions imposed on Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the State Department said in a statement.

Call it the year of the baby: Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, are expecting their first child later this year.
Marc and I are so thrilled to be expecting our first child in the fall! Thank you for all of the kind words!

The Shwedagon Pagoda is believed to be the world’s oldest pagoda and the holiest Buddhist shrine in Myanmar. Coated with gold and decorated with more than 4,500 diamonds, the temple is believed to be 2,500 years old, but has been rebuilt many times due to earthquakes.

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged Tunisia's new leadership to restore order and adopt broad economic and political reforms in the wake of the popular revolt that overthrew the North African nation's authoritarian president.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led Google to threaten to pull out of that country -- and challenged Beijing to openly publish its findings.